A, a higher caste girl and B, a Scheduled Castes boy were class fellows. They fell in love with each other and ultimately married in 2001. They were living in a village where B had some agricultural property in addition to his job as a teacher in Government School. In the absence of B, A used to take care of agricultural land. One day she had some altercation with X, an adjacent landowner, who abused her with derogatory words relating to caste in which she has married. On the complaint of A, can X be prosecuted for the offence under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Justify your answer.     (10 Marks)

By: Abhipedia